Global IssuesNews headlines for “Consumption and Consumerism”, page 33
Explainer: COP16—What’s It About and What Does It Need to Achieve?
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 27 (IPS) - ‘Peace with Nature' is the theme for the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which will take place in Cali, Colombia, between October 21 and November 1, 2024.
Climate Activists Target Culture Greenwashing
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Aug 27 (IPS) - Civil society is working on all fronts to tackle the climate crisis. Activists are protesting in numbers to pressure governments and corporations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They're using non-violent direct action and high-profile stunts, paying a heavy price as numerous states criminalise climate protest.
Research: Disease and Climate Stress Resistant Wheat Varieties for Global South
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Aug 26 (IPS) - Groundbreaking research indicates that the wild relatives of wheat could be turned into an all-time food security crop capable of cushioning vulnerable populations from starvation and hunger, thanks to its ability to withstand both climatic stress and diseases. Wheat is a staple for over 1.5 billion people in the Global South.
Clean Energy Boosts Autonomy for Brazilian Women Farmers - VIDEO
- Inter Press Service
ACREUNA / ORIZONA, Brazil, Aug 26 (IPS) - A community bakery, family production of fruit pulp, and the recovery of water springs are some of the initiatives of the Energy of Women of the Earthorganised since 2017 in the state of Goiás, in central-western Brazil.
Fast-Acting Interventions Needed for Sudanese Refugee Children as Needs Outpace Response
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO & NAIROBI, Aug 26 (IPS) - As peace eludes war-torn Sudan, thousands of displaced people fleeing the deadly battle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have found refuge in neighboring countries, including Egypt.
Conditions Grow Dire in Myanmar
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (IPS) - On August 21st, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric spoke at a press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters about the ongoing Rohingya genocide taking place in Myanmar. Dujarric detailed high levels of hostility and displacement in the Shan, Mandalay, and Rakhine regions, which have significantly intensified since late June of this year.
Rohingya Refugees Must Not Be Forgotten
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (IPS) - Seven years ago, a brutal campaign of violence, rape and terror against the Rohingya people ignited in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Villages were burned to the ground, families were murdered, massive human rights violations were reported, and around 700,000 people – half of them children – fled their homes to seek refuge in Bangladesh.
Tackling the World’s Planetary Emergency
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (IPS) - The world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Climate change continues to pose an existential threat to humanity, with recent science estimating that we have possibly less than six years left to change course and rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to have a chance of avoiding the worst of the climate crisis.
‘The world needs your leadership’, Guterres tells Pacific Islands Forum
- UN News
The island nations of the Pacific are “showing the way” to protect the planet from the ravages of climate change and now the rest of the world needs to step up with more support, the UN chief said on Monday.
Things Can Only Get Better for Bangladesh
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Aug 23 (IPS) - The student movement in Bangladesh demanding reform of the quota system for public jobs was the straw that broke the camel's back. The Awami League (AL) government led by Sheikh Hasina, in power continuously since 2008, collapsed on 5th August 2024. With Sheikh Hasina fleeing to India and leaving the country in disarray, her authoritarian rule of 15 years just melted away.
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